Sallie
Sallie was the 4340th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 63rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (912). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,091 places. More babies were named Sallie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Sally) pet form of Sarah · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #4,340 girls, up 1,946 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1916912 babies
- Total since 1880
- 50,096babies recorded
What does the name Sallie mean?
Sallie is a spelling of Sally, pronounced the same way, so it shares Sally's meaning and origin.
Sally is a pet form of Sarah, made by changing r to l, as with Hal from Harry and Moll from Mary, as Wiktionary notes. Sarah is Hebrew for 'princess', the name God gives to Sarai, Abraham's wife, in Genesis 17:15. Sally was common in 18th-century England and America and is used as a name on its own.
שָׂרָה (Sarah) (Biblical Hebrew, “princess”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Sarah, Sadie, Sara.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Sally', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 17:15 (Sefaria, with JPS translation), Sefaria
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Sara', DMNES (Durham University)
Sallie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 135 since 1897.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,340 | 33 |
| 2020 | #6,286 | 19 |
| 2010 | #7,456 | 17 |
| 2000 | #3,582 | 37 |
| 1990 | #2,225 | 58 |
| 1980 | #1,490 | 81 |
| 1970 | #1,024 | 121 |
| 1960 | #508 | 361 |
| 1950 | #368 | 474 |
| 1940 | #287 | 479 |
| 1930 | #264 | 564 |
| 1920 | #231 | 803 |
| 1910 | #144 | 569 |
| 1900 | #98 | 676 |
| 1890 | #80 | 571 |
| 1880 | #64 | 404 |
How popular is Sallie, counting every spelling?
Sallie is a spelling of Sally, a name family that ranked #991 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,340 for Sallie on its own. Together these spellings went to 243 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally | 201 | #1,158 | 965 |
| Sallie | 33 | #4,340 | 116 |
| Saleah | 9 | #10,762 | 44 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sallie?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sallie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sallie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sallie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sallie?
About 11,900 people born in the US named Sallie are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 60 and 80. That makes Sallie a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sallie by state
How common Sallie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sallie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sallie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sallie
What does Sallie mean?
Sallie is a spelling of Sally, which means “pet form of Sarah” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Sallie?
Sallie was the 4340th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 63rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (912). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,091 places. More babies were named Sallie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Sallie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sallie in the US.
Where is Sallie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sallie was most common in North Carolina (0.03 per 1,000 girls).